Proper Coffee

The Coffee Bar CollectiveCity Centre, Birmingham

★★SpecialtyProperly excellent

Temple Row0.1 mi from City Centre centrelast reviewed April 2026

Ask for the hand pour. Staff walk you through origin, process, and what to taste, and if the Jairo Arcila co-ferment is on the bar, that's the one.

Traceable Colombian lots on bar and staff who name the producer before you've asked.

4.9★★★★½(1,243)
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Single origins

What we love

  • •Rotating single origins including the Jairo Arcila co-ferment; traceable Colombian lot with non-standard processing
  • •House blend plus an active guest-roast programme; what's on changes
  • •Staff ask preferred drinking temperature before brewing; attentiveness beyond the standard order
  • •Multiple origins available at once; staff talk through the options unprompted

Location

12 Temple Row, Birmingham B2 5HG, UK

0.1 mi from City Centre centre

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